November 25, 2023

[Beetow]

Today is the great day of atonement, a.k.a. Yom Kippur

This day is not like Xmas or New Year's or Birthdays. Absolutely do not wish your
Jewish acquaintances a happy Yom Kippur because today is especially set aside for
them to be disgusted with themselves. (Lev 16:31 & 23:27-29).

It's okay to wish them a satisfactory day of atonement, but definitely not a pleasant
day. In point of fact, it is curse-worthy for Jews to be pleased with themselves on
Yom Kippur; so don't encourage them.
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[Rockerduck]

Today is the great day of atonement, a.k.a. Yom Kippur

This day is not like Xmas or New Year's or Birthdays. Absolutely do not wish your
Jewish acquaintances a happy Yom Kippur because today is especially set aside for
them to be disgusted with themselves. (Lev 16:31 & 23:27-29).

It's okay to wish them a satisfactory day of atonement, but definitely not a pleasant
day. In point of fact, it is curse-worthy for Jews to be pleased with themselves on
Yom Kippur; so don't encourage them.
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First off, I do not like Christ being X'ed out of Christmas.

Jesus fulfilled the Law and the prophets at the Cross. The Mosaic Law is gone, the Age of Grace arrived and the old law and the New Covenant of Grace, are not compatible.
All the feast days are spelled out in the Mosaic Law that is gone. No more sacrificing animals on Yom Kippur.

 

[Beetow]

First off, I do not like Christ being X'ed out of Christmas.

X is a legitimate symbol for Christ; derived from the Greek letter chi, which serves
as one of Jesus' initials. First known use was 1721 AD.

You'd best get used to it because X for Christ is chipped in the stones of tradition
and not going away soon no matter how loudly, nor how often, purists complain
about it.
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[Beetow]

The Mosaic Law is gone, the Age of Grace arrived and the old law and the New
Covenant of Grace, are not compatible. All the feast days are spelled out in the
Mosaic Law that is gone. No more sacrificing animals on Yom Kippur.

Although the Jews' covenant per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy is
obsolete, it's not out of business just yet. Millions of Jews are still under its
jurisdiction because that is their covenant by default. (Deut 29:10-15)

And that covenant still has teeth. According to Ezek 20:33-38 numbers of the
Diaspora will be granted/denied entry into Messiah's kingdom on the basis of their
compliance with it.

Also, there's coming a day when the Temple's rituals will be revived. (Jer 33:17-22)
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[Rockerduck]

X is a legitimate symbol for Christ; derived from the Greek letter chi, which serves
as one of Jesus' initials. First known use was 1721 AD.

You'd best get used to it because X for Christ is chipped in the stones of tradition
and not going away soon no matter how loudly, nor how often, purists complain
about it.
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No symbols. I like Jesus Christ my Savior. I like Christ better than X.

 

[Beetow]

Before proceeding, I must first apologize for dating the wrong month for Yom
Kippur 2023. It's actually in September rather than November.

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FAQ: Isn't Judaism equally as useful as Christianity for sinners seeking God's
forgiveness? Isn't that the whole purpose of Yom Kippur, a.k.a. the Day of
Atonement?

REPLY: Pinning one's hopes on the Day Of Atonement is futile. For one thing:
there's no one to perform the ritual seeing as how there is neither a Temple nor a
fully functioning Aaronic high priest on duty in Jerusalem at this time. In point of
fact, neither of those two essential elements of the Day of Atonement have been in
Jerusalem since 70 AD. But that's not the worst of it.

The original sacrificial system was effective-- to a point --for addressing the
peoples' actions, and for sanitizing their bodies, but totally ineffective for
addressing the people themselves, viz: their persons, the core of their being.

When Adam tasted the forbidden fruit, his perception of decency underwent a
radical change. Whereas before, he was comfortable seen undressed; afterwards he
was uncomfortable seen naked even by his wife.

The thing is: Adam's moral compass went awry, i.e. his conscience became
humanistic.

● Gen 3:22 . . And The Lord God said: The man has now become like one of us,
knowing good and evil.

In other words: Adam began looking to his own intuition for moral direction instead
of looking to his maker, viz: Adam became a tin God.

Point being: none of the Levitical system's rituals address the corruption inherent
within the human conscience that came about by means of the forbidden fruit
incident.

● Heb 9:13-14 . .The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on
those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to
death, so that we may serve the living God.

The Greek word translated "consciences" basically pertains to mental activity
especially as it pertains to moral perception. So we're not talking about outwardly
sinful behavior here. (cf. Rom 2:16 and Heb 4:12)
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[Beetow]

Regarding Hosea 14:2-3

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity. Take
words with yourselves and return to the Lord. Say, "You shall forgive all iniquity
and teach us [the] good [way], and let us render [for] bulls [the offering of] our
lips. (Chabad.org)

And:

Return, Israel, unto Hashem your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity. Take
words with you and return to Hashem; say to Him, "May You forgive all iniquity and
accept good [intentions] and let our lips substitute for bulls." (Stone Tanach ©
1996)

There are conscientious Jews sincerely believing that passage in Hosea circumvents
the entire God-given book of Leviticus; including Yom Kippur. However, it is a
rabbinical rule that prophetical writings that came along after the covenant that
Moses' people agreed upon with God per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and
Deuteronomy can neither overrule, supplant, nor annul the Law.

Also:

● Deut 4:2 . .You shall not add anything to what I command you or take anything
away from it, but keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I enjoin upon
you.

● Deut 5:29-30 . . Be careful, then, to do as the Lord your God has commanded
you. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left: follow only the path that the Lord
your God has enjoined upon you.

● Deut 27:26 . . Cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this law by
carrying them out.

● Mal 4:4 . . Be mindful of the Teaching of My servant Moses, whom I charged at
Horeb with laws and rules for all Israel.
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